Campus Food Drive Exceeds All Expectations
In November, Centralia College held a food drive for the Trailblazer Food Pantry and collected 9,375 items!
Human Resources challenged the staff and faculty in each campus building to collect
food and toiletries for the campus food pantry. The winning building was the Technology
Building (TEC) with 3,263 items. The TEC folks will be getting a pizza party in January
for their efforts. Second place went to the Early Learning Center and third place
was the TransAlta Commons.
Vice President of Human Resources and Equity Joy Anglesey kicked off the food drive Nov. 4 and cited some sobering statistics about hunger among two-year college students. Roughly 39 percent of students at two-year college reported facing food insecurity in the last year. In Lewis County, 21 precent of children went hungry.
“These were sobering statistics, but I knew we could help,” Anglesey said. “It really surpassed anything I had hoped for, and I so appreciate everyone who was able to get into the spirit of giving – not to mention the friendly competition. The students really won!”
Centralia College’s on campus food pantry is located in room 137 of the TransAlta Commons. It is open to all current CC students and provides non-perishable food and toiletry items. The food pantry accepts donations year-round. To donate, bring items to TAC 137 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (closed during holidays and other campus closure days).